Michael Jackson Album: «Blood On The Dance Floor: History In The Mix»

- Customers rating: (4.1 of 5)
- Title:Blood On The Dance Floor: History In The Mix
- Release date:1997-05-20
- Type:Audio CD
- Label:Sony
- UPC:074646800027
- 1 Blood On The Dance Floorimg 4:17
- 2 Morphineimg 6:30
- 3Superfly Sister
- 4 Ghostsimg 3:58
- 5 Is It Scaryimg 5:38
- 6Scream Louder (Flyte Tyme Remix) Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson
- 7Money (Fire Island Radio Edit)
- 8 2 Bad (Refugee Camp Mix)img 3:34
- 9Stranger In Moscow (Tee's In-House Club Mix)
- 10This Time Around (D.M. Radio Mix)
- 11Earth Song (Hani's Club Experience)
- 12You Are Not Alone (Classic Club Mix)
- 13HIStory (Tony Moran's HIStory Lesson)
Okay,
The new material Jackson offers on this disc is incredible. BOTDF is a great jam about a woman named Susie who Jackson meets, and then backstabs him.
Morphine is simply on of Jacksons greatest acvhievements. He not only plays the guitar and drums on the track, but also did the arranging and orchestrations for it as well. This is Michael at his angriest. One of those songs to listen to after a hard day. The middle eight is particularly creepy talking about drug addiction on multiple levels. Lyrics range from outright violent to surreal (Comfortably Numb).
Superfly sister is the albums groove R&B track. Overall great production and music from Jackson.
Ghosts is another masterpiece. Rather than the ghosts being of the supernatural type Michael instead associates them, with his personal evils (i.e. Media, Tabloids). Fantastic music and lyrics througout.
Is It scary starts with the same lyrics as Ghosts but quickly moves in an entirely different direction. Jackson attacks peoples views of him based on what a monster the tabloids have made him out to be, but, if you seek the truth about him you'll find his true amazing self. Very James Bond type rythem to the music.
The remixes are.... well remixes. I've never enjoyed them. The don't show Jackson's true talent just someone ability to make a dance record out of it, so don't bother with them.
The rest of the album is magic, much like Jackson himself.
...Michael is heard here spitting out lyrics like, "I ain't ya maa-maa!" and "Another swine, baby, all down the line, baby, I hate ya kind, baby" and stuff about backstabs, buzzes, drugs, razor blades, dog teeth, heart attacks and other things that can either goosebump or pierce the flesh. There's that gastapo marching beat, there's something which sounds like someones been trying to pull out the bass strings from a piano, and all the guitars (Slash and Michael) sound as if they were remixed thru a heart defibrillator...and Dr. Frankenstein is juicing up the power. The rhythm and the mood gets tenser, fiercer and incessantly more frantic--only so MJJ can refrain, "Trust in me, put all your trust in me--you're doin' Morrrrr-Pheeeene!" This madness is tickled with sound bites from the moovy "The Elephant Man". You gotta love that alone.
But then, there's the Demerol interlude. And Micheal says "Relax, this won't hurt you." and "Oh god, he's taking Demerol" with that cry in his voice just like he had when he sang "She's Outta my Life".
And then the tune rips back to that gastapo beat, the defibrillator guitars and the fleshpiercing vocals. And you just don't know just exactly what's happening or where you are and how you got there, what day it is, and why you feel like you feel. Just like you were kickin'....know what I mean?
I tell you, it is a fabulous cut.
Oh yeah, the tracks "Superfly Sister", "Ghosts" and "2 bad" (Fefugee Remix) are good, too.
The album's title "Blood On The Dance Floor - HIStory In The Mix" is that way for a reason...'in the MIX' ..MIX..get it? This album is not really considered an actual full album. It was simply made to promote his HIStory tour, and some of the songs were recorded earlier but have not been released until this album. For those who criticize the album because of it's remixes, I note that it IS a REMIX album, as the title says. This is not some kinda 'hey! he released a new album! kinda thing. Anyways, this album sends a message of his part in the media's criticism, tabloids, and false rumors and canards. The 5 new songs on the album are absolutely fantastic and genius in a way.. Blood On The Dance Floor is about meeting Susie who does not appear to be the LOVEable romantic kinda girl she is, and she stabs him. It's a moral of choosing the right person and 'not judging a book by it's cover'. Morphine, now that goes under a category of it's own. A very awesome rock song the with Michael singing hard in an angry manner; sings about drug addiction and such. Superfly Sister, a great and long R&B that is enjoyable to listen to. I don't know what he's singing about here, but if someone knows, I'd appreciate telling me. Ghosts, which is the main song in his Ghosts short movie, can be considered to some as the best song on the album, where he sings about the media and tabloids that critize him, 'tell me are you the ghost of jealousy'.. Is It Scary is the song that'll keep you hypnotized under it's cool loud rythm, and MJ sings that he is not the so called eccentric person the media makes him look like. Now for the remixes. Most of the remixes are very well made. The best one is Scream Louder, which is the remix for Scream. The next best ones are 2 Bad, Money, and HIStory. As for the rest, they're pretty cool if you get used to them, but not as good as the previous mentioned ones. But again, it is and would not be right to judge the album negatively by its remixes, because the album was made especially for its remixes, as the title says already. This ablum proves Michael Jackson is the greatest, very hard working, and surely the King Of Pop. He is a hard worker, as that is seen especially in his Morphine song. If you buy the album, look at the cover 'pamphlet', open to the Morphine sectioin, and you'll see that he has put way too much effort onto this song especially. Overall, this album deserves 5 stars and more, as the remixes are nice to listen to, and the new songs are one of his best to date.
The greatest individual star of all times, if not at last of the last 3 decades, and a other and an other 3 to come, he is just as big as the Beatles if not bigger as he has to do it on his own.
I, along with the court of justice do believe Micheal does not have a bad bone in his body, the fact that he needs kids around him is perfectly natural, because kids are sincere, this is wat he Michael and eveyone else needs to stay in touch with reality.
Thanks Michael for all the happy memories your music has brought us and hopefully will for a long time to come.
Who's Bad ?
Not Michael !
I do not see how anyone does not like this album, unless your rthym less, and can't dance then you probably should sit down, and mope. Because this is the album to move, and shake. Every song on this album is 5 star quality, and very well produced. If the songs seem a little long, its cause they are, and generally remixes are for clubs, so don't knock the album based on that. Everything about this album is so good, Michael's vocals, and crazy beats, without stuttering obniouxs ones. Every song is sooooooo good, besides MONEY, I just can't get in on this song. But the best song is THIS TIME AROUND, and 2BAD, because Wyclef Jean really hooks this song up. And although I can't understand the lyrics of MORPHINE it is without a doubt, and not arguable that this is the #1 song on the album, although not my favorite, it is the best. THIS TIME AROUND is off the hook!!!!!!! You have to by this album if you like to dance, but if your looking for something lethargic, and dull don't cop this, cause you won't like it. This album really shows Michael's growth as an artist. Ok so now you just got hipped to one of the hottest albums out, go scoop it up.

